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Top science alumni here Thursday to discuss new science center with architects
Distinguished SUNY Fredonia alumni from across the United States will convene on campus Thursday at 10 a.m. as members of the university’s Natural Sciences Advisory Council to participate in the planning phase of the new Science and Technology Center. And while they are here, four members of the council have agreed to generously offer career guidance to lab science students at a noon lunch that day in the Williams Center.
Fredonia grad named international ed assistant director
The International Education Center at SUNY Fredonia announced that Fredonia alumna Mary Hills is the new Assistant Director of International Education. Ms. Hills comes to...
Film industry's Kathy Sully returns to inspire students
Asterius, from "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince of Caspian." Kathy Sully, '99, was a fabricator for this suit. The movie industry's Kathy Sully (BFA, 1999)...
Fredonia honors alumni Baust, Caldwell and Turner with Outstanding Achievement Award
Alumni of all ages gathered with campus officials in the Cranston Marché dining complex this afternoon to honor three of the university’s most accomplished alumni and steadfast university supporters. John G. Baust, Ph.D., ’65, Kimberlee Neifer Caldwell, Ph.D., ’87, and Clifton C. Turner, ’84 were honored by President Hefner at the annual Alumni Awards Luncheon. The three were given the Outstanding Achievement Award for their special contributions to society through their careers as well as their impacts on their alma mater.
Clifton Turner, Homecoming honoree, has flourished in Big Apple
How many doors can a Business Administration degree open for SUNY Fredonia graduates? For Clifton C. Turner (’84), it’s quite a few. And impressive ones, too. He will receive the Alumni Association's Outstanding Achievement Award on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Homecoming.
"Legacies in Words and Music" will celebrate the careers of Robert Schweik and Ted Frazeur
"Legacies in Words and Music," a special event planned during Homecoming Weekend, is a tribute to the late Robert Schweik, Distinguished Teaching Professor of English, and to the now retired Dr.Theodore Frazeur of Brewster, MA, who founded the percussion studies program at the Fredonia School of Music more than 50 years ago.
School of Music jazzed up for Homecoming
The Fredonia School of Music is planning several special concerts for Homecoming, including the ever-popular Alumni Jazz Concert featuring jazz artists who got their start as students in the Fredonia Jazz Ensemble during the early 1970s.The concert will take place Friday, Oct. 9,. at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. Admission is free. This reunion will feature both former and current Fredonia Jazz Ensemble artists.
Biology grad to deliver seminar on potential cause for Parkinson’s disease
North Collins native and award-winning scientist Kimberlee Neifer Caldwell will deliver a seminar at SUNY Fredonia about her research into Parkinson’s Disease during the college’s Homecoming weekend on Friday, Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. in 101 Jewett Hall. The seminar is open to the public.
National Fuel President & CEO David Smith, '74, returns for guest lecture
David F. Smith, ’74, went from being a typical kid from South Buffalo to the leader of a multi-billion dollar, integrated energy company with operations that span the U.S. The President and Chief Executive Officer of National Fuel Gas Co. — Western New York’s largest publicly traded company — took some time to share his impressive story as he prepares to return to campus for a lecture on Sept. 25.
Alumnus leading unique Cancer Seminar for biology undergraduates
SUNY Fredonia is providing an exceptional opportunity this semester for a handful of select students to learn about cancer biology from one of the world’s leading researchers in cryobiology, a branch of biology that studies how extremely low temperatures can be used to treat diseases.